When I published Mikael's article in POCA, I had much the same reaction as Scott, but that's only an opinion and everyone has one. So I saw some value to the Club.
I once did a similar article a decade ago titled 'Upgrades that Aren't', and among others I listed the infamous adding of urethane foam to the lower rear subframe openings to seal off rainwater incursion, and honing out of OEM clutch slave cylinders. I also got a few dissenters with the conclusions, but overall, Pantera owners are more polite with their opinions than some 'other' marque members.
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